The Effect of Menopause on Sexual Life and Depression: a Case-control Study.

Inclusion Criteria: * Case group: Women between the ages of 45-65, who are in the postmenopausal period, who are literate, who do not have communication difficulties / mental disabilities, and who volunteer to participate in the study were included. Control Group: Women between the ages of 45-55, who were not menopausal, who were literate, who had no communication difficulties / mental disabilities and who volunteered to participate in the study were included. Exclusion Criteria: * For case group: Women with premature menopause (before the age of 40), chronic systemic disease (diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, thyroid, rheumatic disease, psychiatric disease history) and using psychiatric drugs were not included in the study. For control group: Women under the age of 45, over the age of 55 with chronic systemic diseases (diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, thyroid, rheumatic disease, psychiatric disease history) and using psychiatric drugs were not included in the study.